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K-State Registers a Draw at Arkansas State on Thursday
Sep 05, 2024 | Soccer
JONESBORO, Ark. – On a 90-degree afternoon at A-State Soccer Park on Thursday afternoon, K-State and Arkansas State played to a 0-0 draw. This was K-State's third shutout of the season and second straight.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (3-2-1) outshot Arkansas State (2-1-2), 12-7, and held a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal. The Wildcats were whistled offside a season-high six times.
- Sophomore Morgan Struttmann paced the Wildcat attack with three shots, all on goal.
- Junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff made three saves on the afternoon and earned her seventh career shutout at K-State and her third this season. The product of Sunshine Coast, Australia, moves into a tie for third in program history for shutouts in a junior season.
- The Wildcats have now recorded consecutive shutouts for the first time this season and the first time since a three-match stretch from Aug. 20, 2023 to Aug. 31, 2023.
- Overall, K-State has recorded a season-high 201:59 minutes of shutout soccer dating back to the final 22 minutes of its win over Green Bay on Aug. 29.
QUICK FACTS
- Arkansas State leads the series between the teams, 1-0-1.
- The Wildcats are 0-2-1 all-time in matches against Sun Belt members.
- The Wildcats are 16-35-8 in matches played in the month of September.
PLAYER NOTES
- With her start in frame, Sheaff moves into a tie for third in program history for career starts in goal with 24.
- Sheaff ranks fourth in school history for career shutouts.
- Struttmann's three shots on goal tied a team-high this season, equaling the efforts of Jayce Woodward (vs. Nevada, Aug. 15) and Ryann Reynolds (vs. South Dakota, Sept. 1).
- Senior Kenzi Gillispie recorded 78 minutes, improving her career total to 5,134. Gillispie is the third player in program history to play 5,000 or more career minutes.
- Thursday marked Gillispie's 61st career match played, which is tied for ninth in school history. Gillispie made her 60th career start, becoming just the second player in program history with 60 or more career starts.
- Senior midfielder Adah Anderson played in her 61st career match, which is tied for ninth in school history.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On the organization of the defensive backline...
"I think we did a decent job defending. I feel like getting shutouts is a tell of that. I just also feel like there were moments that we almost had mental lapses, but we stayed focused in those moments, especially today. It was a challenge today, as far as the elements of the game, heat, travel, field size and it was very, very noticeable in what we were trying to do, not from a defensive side because it feels more compact, but an overall side of what we're trying to do."
On the number of offside calls and the attack...
"I think a combination of both (aggressive attack and field size). I don't know if we necessarily stayed in what we were trying to do. We had a game plan and I felt like we didn't take advantage of our game plan, and we kind of let the tempo and the way Arkansas State wants to play kind of take control of how the game went and we just couldn't get back into the way we wanted to play, as far as I our identity and our philosophies were talking about, and it was hard to get our rhythm and do those things. We only got three corner kicks. We didn't switch the point of attack enough. We did not drive enough when we switched the point of attack, and we played very straight today. Not the same things that we did over the weekend."
On what adjustments he wants to see from his team before Sunday...
"We have got to make a lot of adjustments. I mean, we are playing a top 10 team. We have got to be mentally and physically prepared for a battle. It's a really good side, that does a really good job of creating chances so we got to be sharp. Defensively, we got to be mentally focused and we have got to be physical and ready to go."
UP NEXT
K-State closes its 2024 non-conference schedule on Sunday at seventh-ranked Memphis at 10 a.m. The match can be seen on ESPN+.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- K-State (3-2-1) outshot Arkansas State (2-1-2), 12-7, and held a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal. The Wildcats were whistled offside a season-high six times.
- Sophomore Morgan Struttmann paced the Wildcat attack with three shots, all on goal.
- Junior goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff made three saves on the afternoon and earned her seventh career shutout at K-State and her third this season. The product of Sunshine Coast, Australia, moves into a tie for third in program history for shutouts in a junior season.
- The Wildcats have now recorded consecutive shutouts for the first time this season and the first time since a three-match stretch from Aug. 20, 2023 to Aug. 31, 2023.
- Overall, K-State has recorded a season-high 201:59 minutes of shutout soccer dating back to the final 22 minutes of its win over Green Bay on Aug. 29.
QUICK FACTS
- Arkansas State leads the series between the teams, 1-0-1.
- The Wildcats are 0-2-1 all-time in matches against Sun Belt members.
- The Wildcats are 16-35-8 in matches played in the month of September.
PLAYER NOTES
- With her start in frame, Sheaff moves into a tie for third in program history for career starts in goal with 24.
- Sheaff ranks fourth in school history for career shutouts.
- Struttmann's three shots on goal tied a team-high this season, equaling the efforts of Jayce Woodward (vs. Nevada, Aug. 15) and Ryann Reynolds (vs. South Dakota, Sept. 1).
- Senior Kenzi Gillispie recorded 78 minutes, improving her career total to 5,134. Gillispie is the third player in program history to play 5,000 or more career minutes.
- Thursday marked Gillispie's 61st career match played, which is tied for ninth in school history. Gillispie made her 60th career start, becoming just the second player in program history with 60 or more career starts.
- Senior midfielder Adah Anderson played in her 61st career match, which is tied for ninth in school history.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
K-State Head Coach Mike Dibbini
On the organization of the defensive backline...
"I think we did a decent job defending. I feel like getting shutouts is a tell of that. I just also feel like there were moments that we almost had mental lapses, but we stayed focused in those moments, especially today. It was a challenge today, as far as the elements of the game, heat, travel, field size and it was very, very noticeable in what we were trying to do, not from a defensive side because it feels more compact, but an overall side of what we're trying to do."
On the number of offside calls and the attack...
"I think a combination of both (aggressive attack and field size). I don't know if we necessarily stayed in what we were trying to do. We had a game plan and I felt like we didn't take advantage of our game plan, and we kind of let the tempo and the way Arkansas State wants to play kind of take control of how the game went and we just couldn't get back into the way we wanted to play, as far as I our identity and our philosophies were talking about, and it was hard to get our rhythm and do those things. We only got three corner kicks. We didn't switch the point of attack enough. We did not drive enough when we switched the point of attack, and we played very straight today. Not the same things that we did over the weekend."
On what adjustments he wants to see from his team before Sunday...
"We have got to make a lot of adjustments. I mean, we are playing a top 10 team. We have got to be mentally and physically prepared for a battle. It's a really good side, that does a really good job of creating chances so we got to be sharp. Defensively, we got to be mentally focused and we have got to be physical and ready to go."
UP NEXT
K-State closes its 2024 non-conference schedule on Sunday at seventh-ranked Memphis at 10 a.m. The match can be seen on ESPN+.
Team Stats
KSU
ASU
Goals
0
0
Shots
12
7
Shots on Goal
6
3
Saves
3
6
Corners
3
4
Fouls
6
7
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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